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early settlers shaped Caribou County Idaho history
Linda McReynolds chronicles Caribou County’s founding families and ventures from Soda Springs to Gem Valley. The piece highlights Neils Anderson and Mary Chrispherson as early married settlers, Gorton and Eastman families, LDS converts, doctors like Ellis Rackley and Kackley, and towns such as Chesterfield Bancroft and Winship, noting hospitals, breweries, telephones, and the enduring pioneer spirit.
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Washington
Franklin
Jefferson
Adams
Lau
Horsley
Anderson
Eastman
Largelliere
Call
Pack
Chester
Caribou County
Neils Anderson
Mary Chrispherson
Idaho Territory
Abraham C. Anderson
Soda Springs
George W. Gorton
Leah Waylett
Gorton
Fairview
Mr. Gorton
Herbert Horsley
England
Brigham Young Party
ZCMI
Ellis Rackley
L C Eastman
Caribou County Hospital
Landis Carlton Eastman
Idaho
Eastman Drug Store
Kackley
Presbyterian Church
August
Catherine Largilliere
France
Largilliere
George Doull
Blackfoot River
Uncle Sam
William Wilson Sterrett
Brigham Young
Young
Henry L. Finch
City of
Grace Area
David Sullivan
John Alsop
George Hamp
Harry Hughes
Chris Poulson
George Stoddard
Landon Rich
Quince Pack
Quince R. Pack
Grace
Bear River
Hackiey
Chesterfield
Hatch
Bancroft
Ransome Hatch
Oregon Trail
Fort Hall
Harry King
Charley West
Chester Call
Ira Call
W. H. Bancroft
Oregon Short Line Railroad Co
A. P. Dolbeer
Turner
Nister
Lago
Bench
Gem Valley
Gentile Valley
Robert Fellows
Wayan
Williamsburg
Chub Springs
Finland
G W Samsen
Aaron Hansen
Joe Wood
W H Larkin
George Gorton
Montpelier
Pocatello
Fryar